Google, Dish Held Talks to Launch Wireless Service

By

Amir Efrati,

Anupreeta Das and

Shalini Ramachandran

Updated Nov. 16, 2012 9:39 a.m. ET

Google Inc. has held talks with satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp. in recent weeks to partner on a new wireless service that would rival the networks of wireless carriers such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The talks between Dish and Google aren't advanced and could amount to nothing, one of the people said.